Subject: Invitation To Quote- Ref: (201611/01/bei-653) / Social Kitchen Training)

CARE International in Lebanon, an INGO based in Furn El Chebbak, Beirut. CARE is one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations fighting global poverty, working in more than 70 countries around the world. With more than 65 years of experience and long-term presence in many of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries. CARE first established a mission in Lebanon in 2006 and in April 2013 further enhanced its presence in Lebanon in order to address needs of the refugee population and host communities due to the current situation. CARE International Office in Beirut is seeking for a quotation hiring a Service Provider for performing the job of Social Kitchen Training for kitchens from Tripoli and Mount Lebanon. CARE is aiming to provide business service delivery training to clusters of social kitchens from Tripoli and Mount Lebanon. The training needs to cover topics associated but not limited to: Kitchen Leadership, Marketing & Sales Strategy, Menu Development & Recipe Standardization, & Communication Strategies. In order to submit a complying quotation, you should provide the following: Annex I Appendix A: “Vendor Profile / CV” a document to be provided by the bidder to give a brief about the business / Experience Annex I Appendix B “For Registered Firms only” [individuals to provide the financial number if any]:“Proof of Company Registration” Official Registration Documents شهادة تسجيل (الرقم المالي) شهادة التسجيل في الضريبة على القيمة المضافة الإذاعة التجارية / السجل التجاري Annex I Appendix C: “Contractors References” The details of the names, address and contact telephone of three (3) clients for whom the same type of services were provided in various and disperse geographic locations in addition to copies if official references letters provided by these references. CARE reserves the right to contact these references, without notifying the bidder. Annex I Appendix D: Written Proposal submitted by the vendor. Annex I Appendix E: “Detailed Pricing Matrix [Model Financial Offer]” or detailed Price offer with explanatory notes if necessary. Note that only budgets in US Dollars will be accepted and this part to be separated from the technical proposal for submission. Please Submit your quotation for this job in a sealed envelope marked with the title: Bid – (201611/01/BEI-653 Social Kitchen Training); Att. Procurement Department Care International in Lebanon Furn El Chebbak – Sami El-Solh Street Serhal building – 4th Floor, Beirut Phone +961 1 381 775 /757 The dead line for submitting the offer is (23.11.2016), the latest submission at 16:00 hrs The offer is accepted to be written in English. Minimum information to provide on your quotation: Name, address, phone and contact person Delivery time and place Total price Including 10% VAT “if you are not registered in VAT please declare) Discount offered Validity of the quotation (Minimum 1 month) Please indicate current availability of all items Interested vendors is requested to communicate with CARE at: procurement@careliban.org Terms of Reference Business Development Service Training – Social Kitchens Background Information With the support of the Madad Trust Fund, and under the Regional Resilience and Livelihoods Program for Syrian refugees and host communities, the LEADERS Consortium (composed of ACTED, Danish Refugee Council, CARE, Oxfam and Save the Children) aims to contribute to the economic self-reliance, resilience and social stability of displacement-affected populations in Jordan and Lebanon as prioritized by the Regional Refugee and Resilience Plan (3RP). The Program aims at working towards enhancing economic stability of all displaced and displacement affected populations. The intervention targets 250,000 individuals in Jordan and Lebanon, including: Scope of Work Under this project, CARE is accountable to provide support to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to innovate and scale –up market potential through providing them with business development services which aim at enhancing the structure, capacity and quality of their services. Target & Geographical Focus The target of this training are social kitchens from Tripoli and Mount Lebanon. The trainings location will be in either of these locations. The training will include 7-10 kitchens. The Training CARE is aiming to provide business service delivery training to clusters of social kitchens from Tripoli and Mount Lebanon. The training needs to cover topics associated but not limited to: Kitchen Leadership, Marketing & Sales Strategy, Menu Development & Recipe Standardization, & Communication Strategies. Coaching Sessions CARE is aiming to support the kitchens with on the job coaching sessions. These coaching sessions are aimed at providing customized consultation and follow up to each kitchen with focus on the trained areas. The trainer is anticipated to assess the areas of improvement of each kitchen and develop in participatory approach a work action plan for the kitchen. Methodology The Training will include a one day plenary session that includes the service delivery of the key topics reflected above followed with three half day on the job coaching for each kitchen. Deliverables Detailed Outline of the Training Content to be provided Training Presentation, Material & Handouts Training Agenda Detailed Outline of the coaching sessions Provision of the Training Provision of the Coaching Session Assessment report for each kitchen Work action plan for each kitchen Profile Professional experience Documented experience in business delivery and providing trainings Relevant experience in Food Science and Restaurant Management Field Experience with vulnerable communities Required qualities Good facilitations skills and has ability to engage with a wide variety of audiences from diverse backgrounds Good analytical and reporting skills Ability to present information in a succinct and compelling manner for none technical staff Good Command of Arabic & English, knowledge of Armenian would be preferred. Time Frame & Reporting Desired Start Date: December 2016 Duration: 4 Months (Coaching sessions to be implemented on a monthly base) Under the responsibility of: The Economic and Livelihoods Coordinator. Application Procedures Interested consultants/service providers must apply by Nov 23 2016. Documents requested include: Resume/CV, demonstrating previous experience with focus on relevant/similar assignment A brief outlining the methodology on how to approach and conduct the training & coaching sessions. Budget (consisting of the proposed daily fee, transportation, and miscellaneous expenses).